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What is genericization? The words like digitron, superge and luxovat have became neutral in BCS, Slovene and Czech, but the truth is, those are all brand names! How did this happen? Let’s find out!  Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyte Follow me on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , and Linkedin . For additional information, go to www.slavstvuyte.org All inqu...

In this episode, we are going to be exploring the world of the sound /h/ in Serbian and Croatian, as well as discussing its development. Follow Slavstvuyte on Facebook , Linkedin or Instagram for more! Support the show ! Literature used: 1. Jonke, Ljudevit. "Suglasnik s najviše varijanata." Jezik: časopis za kulturu hrvatskoga književnog jezika 10.5 (1962): 129-132. 2. Супрун, В. И. &quo...

In this episode, Slavstvuyte takes you on a journey through 19th century Russian. What was the meaning of slovoers - a phenomenon seen in works of Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, and many others? Tune in to find out! Follow Slavstvuyte on Facebook , Linkedin or Instagram  for more! Support the show ! Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyte Follow me on Facebook , Instag...

In the last episode on Slavic names for months, I am discussing the  most interesting ones that were used in languages that took on Latin names instead. Join me in exploring interesting customs Slavs thought were important enough to name a month after them and follow me on Facebook , Linkedin or Instagram for more! Support the show ! Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.co...

This is the last episode on Slavic names for months, and this time, we cover December, January, and February. If you want to support the show, get access to Slavstvuyte! magazine, and be a part of the community, you can donate on www.patreon.com/slavstvuyte. Follow Slavstvuyte on Facebook , Linkedin or Instagram for more! Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyt...

In this episode, we discuss the names of September, October and November in Slavic languages that kept the Slavic names for months. Follow me on Instagram or on FB ! Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyte Follow me on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , and Linkedin . For additional information, go to www.slavstvuyte.org All inquiries, questions, and comments ca...

This time, we are exploring the names for June, July, and August in Slavic languages. Follow me on Instagram or on FB ! Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyte Follow me on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , and Linkedin . For additional information, go to www.slavstvuyte.org All inquiries, questions, and comments can be sent to slavstvuyte@gmail.com

In this episode, we are going to discuss Slavic names for the spring months - March, April & May. Stay tuned for episode no. 2 coming out on the 1st of June! If you wish to support the show, become a patron or make a one-time donation . Follow me on Instagram or on FB ! Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyte Follow me on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , a...

Hi everyone! I decided not to edit this episode. I felt like I needed to speak freely, so I did, and honestly, I didn´t even listen to the episode prior the uploading. So here it is - a bit about Pomak, a bit about my future plans for Slavstvuyte.  Thank you once again for supporting and listening. Visit Slavstvuyte on Instagram or shoot me an Email at slavstvuyte@gmail.com Support the show Suppor...

In this episode, I talked with Saffy Mirghani , the Editor-in-Chief, and Pippa Crawford , the Managing Editor of Slovo , an academic journal run by postgraduate students of the University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies. Saffy and Pippa told us about the journal itself, as well as their roles and how can YOU be a part of it. If you want to submit a paper, check o...

This is a question that has bothered me for quite some time, so I did a little research and what I found is right here in this episode. Hope you enjoy it! If you wish to support the show, become a patron or make a one-time donation . Follow me on Instagram or on FB ! A transcript of this episode, as well as a scheme, can be found here . Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee...

Hello, dear Slavstvuyte! peeps. After a really long time, I´ve prepared a very special episode with prof. Galina Paramei from Liverpool Hope University on the color of blue in Russian (and some other languages as well). Follow me on Instagram and Facebook . Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyte Follow me on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , and Linkedin . For...

A new episode is finally here! Here, I explain the terminology used in Slavic languages in order to describe a gay person. This is a very sensitive topic and it´s not meant to offend anyone. I would also like to state that I won´t tolerate homophobic comments. Thank you! If you wish to support the show, become a patron or make a one-time donation . Follow me on Instagram or on FB The transcript of...

*There has been a mistake - I say *indefinitive* article instead of indefinite article.  My apologies. In this episode, I am talking about Resian. Some consider it a Slovene dialect, while others think it is a language on its own. Find out what´s the catch! The transcript of this episode can be found here. Support the show on Patreon or on Buymeacoffee . Instagram Facebook Support the show Support...

We are continuing the series about small Slavic language. This time - it's Kashubian, a West Slavic language spoken in Poland. If you'd like to support the show, you can do that here. The transcript to this episode is here. Literature:  Rehder, Peter (Hg).. Einführung in die slavischen Sprachen (mit einer Einführung in die Balkanphilologie). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft....

In this episode, you are going to hear more about ´´the more popular´´ Rusyn - the Carpathain one. Find out why it was considered a Ukrainian dialect for so long and what separates it from all other Slavic languages. If you wish to support the show, you can donate here . Transcript and maps could be found here .  Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www.buymeacoffee.com/slavstvuyte Follow...

This is the first episode on small Slavic languages, and the first one is Pannonian Rusyn! Where is it spoken? Where does it come from? Which languages effected it? Find out in this episode! If you wish to support the show, click here . Transcript to this episode can be found here . Instagram Twitter Literature Barić, Eugenija. Rusinski jezik u štokavskom okruženju. Hrvatski dijalektološki zbornik...

In this last episode on sound changes in Slavic languages, I discuss the loss of jat ( ѣ) .  There are a couple of things I want to say.  First, I made a mistake - this is my 16th episode, not 15th as I say in the podcast so forgive me for that. I was a bit too lazy to record it again! Second, I said ebolish and now realised it’s abolish so again, my apologies. Third, this episode is very short si...

I am back! New episode discusses Proto-Slavic vowels back & front yer - what happened to them? Why do we lose some vowels in the process of declension? Let´s find out! The transcript to this episode can be found here . You can now support this podcast here . Every little thing counts :) Thank you! Bibliography: 1. Sussex, Roland, and Paul Cubberley. The Slavic languages . Cambridge University...

This week, although with a slight delay, I am starting a new chapter - sound changes. In this episode, I will tell you a bit more about liquid metathesis, what is it and what consequences it left in Slavic languages. Note: although I say * krau̯a is a Proto-Slavic word for cow, some sources list * krowa instead. You can decide which one you like better :) The transcript to this episode can be foun...

New episode on colors, where I revel more about what associations each of the colors have in a certain nation and in which expressions do we use them regularly. The transcript to this episode can be found here . I want to thank feedspot for putting Slavstvuyte on the Top 15 linguistics podcasts you have to listen!  References: 1.     Čivaarzija, A.I. Sinij cvet i ego ottenki v makedonskom i albans...

This time, I’m addressing a very important topic that is part of our lives daily, no matter what language you speak.  Happy International Women’s day! Transcript can be found here . References: Thaler, Theresa. Feministische Linguistik im russischen Sprachraum . Diss. uniwien, 2012. Рымарь, А. И. "THE PHENOMENON OF SEXISM IN THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES." МОДЕЛИ И МЕТОДЫ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ Э...

In this week’s episode, I am taking you on a short journey around the color terms in Slavic languages. We’ll get to discuss how different colors are represented with the same terms, where does the word color derive from in Slavic languages, and much more! * A couple of corrections - Bulg. сив not sieve. Cz. červené, not červena. The transcript to this episode can be found here . References: 1. Ber...

In this episode, I had the honor to talk with yet another amazing professor, this time - from my own university. Prof. Newerkla & I chatted about contact between Czech & Slovak, but also what traces did they leave on Austrian German, as well as the language policy in Habsburg monarchy & much more! You can find prof. Newerkla’s work here. Support the show Support Slavstvuyte through www...

I am very honored that I got the chance to talk to prof. Greenberg from the University of Kansas about various topics - his recent publications, features of Prekmurje dialect, language contact, language privilege and so much more! I enjoyed every moment of this interview, and I hope you will, too! Because prof. Greenberg is not only a linguist, but also a musician, this episode ends with a recomme...